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Now: Anthony has added to his fencing resume, his business and his life. Following the 1996 article, Anthony went to the Olympic Trials and won a spot as an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team. Now married and living in Columbus, he owns a management consulting firm and serves as secretary to the United States Fencing Association. Anthony has found a way to unite two of his passions -- fencing and business.
"I've been promoting the sport of fencing," Anthony says from his office in Columbus, "with prototype events and streaming media events and establishing an online community." His management firm has had an active role in garnering national attention for fencing, which was represented at Arnold Schwarzenegger's World Body Building Expo in Columbus this year for the first time, and Anthony's firm is working hard to get the word out about the World Championships in New York in June.
Though he's not competing at the level he was in 1996, Anthony says, "I still fence as much as possible. Once I turn 50, which is three years away, I'll be able to compete in the veterans group."
Anthony credits fencing with giving him opportunities to see beyond himself. "The biggest impact fencing has had on my life," he says, "is the opportunity to travel and to experience multiple cultures, people and perspectives. It's been very eye-opening and enlightening."
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